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A group of students from Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico are working together to create a net-zero home for the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon. Commercial Appeal reported that the students are combining resources, time and energy to build a home that will hopefully take first prize in the ultimate of green solar-powered home competition.
According to the news source, the contest is held every two years because of just how long and intense the concept and construction process is for one of these structures. Students' final works are judged on performance, affordability and livability.
The home created by the team of students from ASU and UNM incorporated the use multiple energy-efficient technologies to reduce the strain on the solar panels and energy storage system. Commercial Appeal reported that the team used a combination of radiant floor heating and cooling system that uses water-filled capillaries above the plaster ceiling to boost the sustainability of the house.
"It's an effective system," said Alia Taqi, an ASU graduate student on the decathlon team, according to the news source. "It works really well in dry climates, and it's a little more costly than a traditional HVAC cooling system. But, in the long run, it uses almost 40 percent less energy."
A radiant floor heating improves energy efficiency because it reduces heat loss and concentrates warmth on the ground level so that people can get the most out of it. A traditional system uses forced hot air to transport heated or cooled air to impact the temperature inside a space, which requires more energy and is less effective. A radiant floor heating system uses the power of conduction to bounce heat from the floor to air molecules in a consistent manner.

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Welcome to Warmboard, Simply Smarter Radiant Heat

Warmboard was invented in 1992 by Architect and entrepreneur Terry Alsberg. It has since become one of the fastest growing and most popular radiant heating systems. Two things drive growth and popularity of Warmboard:

More comfortable radiant floor heating

Warmboard adjusts its radiant heat output to quickly match changing heat loads throughout the day and night. This gives you the exact feeling of warmth you desire from a radiant floor heat system. The goal of any radiant floor heating system is to ensure that the temperature that you feel in your home is exactly the temperature you desire, and to maintain this ideal comfort minute by minute, hour by hour. No other radiant heat system can match the precise control and fast response of a low mass Warmboard radiant heat system.

More energy efficient radiant floor heating

Warmboard is simply more conductive compared to all the other radiant heat systems. The job of a radiant heat system is to conduct heat from water in a tube to the surface of a radiant floor. This is why in radiant floor heating, conductivity is king. It is a simple law of physics that as conductivity goes up, water temperature goes down. It always saves money to heat water to a lower temperature, and therefore Warmboard is more energy efficient than all other radiant heat systems.